Dear Germs, Germ has taken a short break, but we’re back! First things first, welcome to this month’s writing challenge! May’s challenge begins today and ends May 31. However, you are welcome to come back anytime to complete the challenge and submit it below in the comments section. We will pick a few of our favorites submitted […]
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This story is one of the November Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. . The sand cooled around me, indicating nightfall. It’s time. I wiggled my body so the damp sand above my soft, leathery shell loosened and cracked. My stone-colored flippers thrust me up, my head popping out of the sand. […]
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This story is one of the November Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. . November had always brought a sad atmosphere into Jade’s house. When Jade was eleven, she had asked her mother why, who explained, “It’s the weather. It just gets so wicked in November.” That year had been no different. […]
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This story is one of the November Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. . Every day—from kindergarten to eighth grade—I took the same route to school, and every day—from kindergarten to eighth grade—I saw this boy at the same bus stop. His hair was a striking shade of red or orange, and […]
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This story is one of the October Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. . Ellery had always loved the arboretum at this time of year. Ash smiled at the memory of the last time he’d been here with her – almost exactly a year ago – as he paid for his entrance […]
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This story is one of the October Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. . There’s a famous question. “Which hurts more: the one who lost their life, or the one who lost their love?” You can ask the question any way you choose, but the message never varies. Either way, someone loses. […]
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This story is one of the October Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. . The bouquet of flowers hang close to the ground as the child in front of me lets her arm slump, but the woman holding her small hand doesn’t seem to notice. Instead she impatiently shifts from foot to […]
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This story is one of the September Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. . “So that’s one pot of English breakfast tea for you, madam, and one americano for you, sir.” “Thanks, Owen.” Georgia grins up at me as I place her order on the table. I grin back. Even though she’s […]
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This story is one of the September Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. . On my nightstand is a teacup with a few odds and ends. It holds an old pair of purple plastic glasses with a prescription that now makes my vision go fuzzy. There’s a one yen coin from the […]
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